Rover 25 2004: MOT failure rate for its age

43.2% of 7,155 MOT tests of the Rover 25 first registered in 2004 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 98.2 (95% CI 94.7–101.7; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2004 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age.

Rover 25 built in 2004 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	43.2	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	7155
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 94.7–101.7)	98.2	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	7155
Rank among this model's 7 build years	5	of 7	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	7155
Tested in 2024	565	tests	median 63,559 miles	2024	565

Built 2004 against Rover 25 normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 15: 46% vs 48.6%; age 16: 43.6% vs 42.3%; age 17: 42.7% vs 43.1%; age 18: 39.8% vs 41.8%; age 19: 41.1% vs 40.5%; age 20: 39.5% vs 39.4%. Axis from 0% to 50%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2004 Rover 25 by registration · All Rover 25 MOT statistics · Download the build-year table (CSV)

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 2004 Rover 25 fail at each age?

Cars built in 2004 were tested at ages 15 to 20 between 2019 and 2024. Each row compares their first-time failure share with what this model normally shows at that age, after allowing for the overall failure level of each test year.

Rover 25 built 2004: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
Age	Tests	Failed, %	95% interval	Normal for this model at that age, %	Index (100 = normal)
15	2,291	46	44–48.1	48.6	94.8
16	1,540	43.6	41.1–46.1	42.3	102.9
17	1,150	42.7	39.9–45.6	43.1	99.1
18	888	39.8	36.6–43	41.8	95.2
19	721	41.1	37.5–44.7	40.5	101.4
20	565	39.5	35.5–43.6	39.4	100.2

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 7,155 (initial tests) · Method: normal rate = this model's first-time failure share at that age across its build years (cells of 400+ tests), adjusted for each test year's overall level; cells of 30+ tests, under 500 marked rough · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

What fails most on the 2004 Rover 25?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2004 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 34 items per 100 first tests, against 28.7 across all build years of the Rover 25. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2004 were tested at ages 15 to 20.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Rover 25 built 2004 against the Rover 25 in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2004, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	34	28.7	2,430
Body, chassis, structure	33.2	30.5	2,377
Visibility	11.5	11.4	826
Brakes	11	16.6	785
Tyres	9.2	8.3	658

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 7,155 (initial tests of this build year) · Method: failure items grouped by DVSA's top-level defect groups, per 100 initial tests; groups with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How does 2004 compare with the years around it?

Among the 7 published build years of the Rover 25, 2004 ranks 5 (1 = fails least for its age). 2003: index 96.6. 2005: index 91.2.

Rover 25 build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2000	99.3	94.6–104.0	no different	4,097
2001	102.7	99.2–106.2	no different	7,487
2002	96.6	93.3–99.9	better	7,926
2003	96.6	93.5–99.7	better	8,940
2004	98.2	94.7–101.7	no different	7,155
2005	91.2	87.0–95.4	better	4,404
2006	95.0	81.8–108.1	no different (rough estimate)	485

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 40,494 (initial tests) · Method: observed failures against those expected for the same model at the same ages, test-year level adjusted; verdict follows the printed one-decimal bound · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How to cite this page

MOT Risk Index (2026). Rover 25 2004 MOT statistics (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/rover-25/2004/

How every figure is calculated: methodology. Age, test year and build year are tied together (age = test year − build year), so the test-year level is taken as observed, not estimated.

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